On: RTO: WTAF

[swiftcoder]

> Ego

We can give them bigger/more-prominent zoom portraits by seniority. Should make everyone happy.

> Real estate

Probably shouldn't still be gambling company finances on real estate, 5 years after a pandemic forced us all to go remote.

> Extroverts

Great! We can put all the extroverts back in the glass fishbowl, while the rest of us do actual work from home

[mft_ → swiftcoder]

> We can give them bigger/more-prominent zoom portraits by seniority. Should make everyone happy.

This would be hilarious, from a malicious compliance sort of angle...

[schmookeeg → mft_]

From coveting the corner office, to coveting the corner 200x200px zoom square. What a time to be alive. :D

[mft_ → schmookeeg]

Huh, it might be interesting if the size of each participant's image could be controlled programmatically, e.g.

* The more you speak, the smaller your square gets

* The square varies in size based on the emotion in your voice

* Your square gets larger the longer you've had your hand up without being asked to speak

* The squares change size to equalize the size of everyone's face on the screen, eliminating the effect of camera and distance

(I wonder if Google Meet is hackable, as it's delivered in the browser rather than an app?)

[swiftcoder → mft_]

Google meet recently started auto-cropping to faces, which I guess is an attempt to solve your last point. It’s not without its challenges (have to hit the recrop button if you move your head), but it is an improvement